1、15. How Wars BeginThe Stevenson family was having dinner,The family ate without talking for several minutes,then Tom said,“Daddy,do you know how wars begin?“ Mr.Stevenson thought for a moment,then he said,“Yes,I think so,Ill give you an example,Well take two countries,Britain and the United States,I
2、f Britain fought with the U.S“ Mrs.Stevenson laughed,“Thats crazy,“ she said to her husband,“Britain and the U.S.have been friends for over two hundred years,Theyll never fight.“ “Yes,I know that,“ Mr.Stevenson said,“I was only using them as an example.“ “ but theyre not a good example,“ Mrs.Stevens
3、on said,“France and Germany are a better example.“ “Britain and the U.S.are the best example.“ Mr.Stevenson replied.“ They are friends now but they were enemies in the past,They fought a war!“ “But that was a long time ago,“Mrs.Stevenson said,“You should use more modern examples.“ “And you should le
4、t me answer my sons question,“ Mr.Stevenson said angrily.“Not when you give him wrong answers.“ Mrs.Stevenson said “I am not giving him wrong answers!“ Mr.Stevenson shouted.“I am giving him perfectly good answers.“ “Dont shout at me!“ Mrs.Stevenson cried,“Im not one of your stupid friends.“ “my frie
5、nds arent stupid!“ Mr.Stevenson stood up and walked angrily out of the room.“Now Ill answer your question.“ Mrs.Stevenson said to her son.“Its all right,mom,“ he said.“ You and Dad already have.“15 战争是怎样开始的？斯蒂文森一家正在吃晚餐，一家人沉默地吃了几分钟后，汤姆说：“爸爸，你知道战争是怎样开始的吗？”斯蒂文森先生想了一会，他说：“是的。我会给你举个例子。我们拿两个国家，英国和美国举例子。如果
6、英国和美国打起来”斯蒂文森太太笑起来。“那真疯狂，”她对她的丈夫说道，“英国和美国已经两百多年都一直是朋友了。他们不可能打起来。”“是的，我知道，”斯蒂文森先生说道，“我只是拿他们举个例子。”“但是他们可不是个好例子，”斯蒂文森太太说，“法国和德国会是个更好的例子。”“英国和美国才是最好的例子，”斯蒂文森先生回应道，“他们现在是朋友而过去却是敌人。他们曾发动过战争！”“但是那是很久之前的事了，”斯蒂文森太太说道。“你应该举些更现代的例子。”“你应该让我回答儿子的问题，”斯蒂文森先生生气地说道。“但不是在你给他错误答案的时候。”斯蒂文森太太说。“我没有给他错误的答案！”斯蒂文森先生喊道。“我在给他一个完美的答案。”“不要对我喊！”斯蒂文森太太叫道。“我不是你那些愚蠢的朋友中的一员。”“我朋友才不愚蠢！”斯蒂文森先生站起来愤怒地走出房间。“现在我来回答你的问题，”斯蒂文森太太对她儿子说。“已经好了，妈妈，”他说，“你和爸爸已经回答我了。”
